Analysis
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Notre Dame Football’s 2016 Offense: Youth and Potential
There is no doubt that in 2015 Notre Dame had an experienced roster that had the potential to make a playoff run. If it wasn’t for countless injuries, they would…
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Max Redfield: Notre Dame Football Now or Never ’16
In the past month UHND’s “Now or Never” series has previewed the offensive side of the ball, from quarterback Malik Zaire, wide receivers Torii Hunter and Corey Holmes, tight end…
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Notre Dame Tight Ends 2016: Better/Worse?
Our position by position analysis of the 2016 Notre Dame football roster continues today with one of the more disappointing positions from the 2015 season – tight end. Despite the…
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Notre Dame Wide Receivers 2016: Better/Worse
Notre Dame lost its top four wide receivers including one its all-time greats this off-season. Will Fuller is getting ready for training camp with the Houston Texans. Chris Brown is…
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Tarean Folston: Notre Dame Football Now or Never ’16
UHND’s annual “Now or Never” series has explored the offensive futures of quarterback Malik Zaire and wide receivers Torii Hunter and Corey Holmes, as well as tight end Durham Smythe. …
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Notre Dame Running Backs 2016: Better/Worse
Notre Dame lost a 1,000 yard rush to the 3rd round of the NFL, but the Irish stable of running backs is stronger, deeper, and more experienced in 2016.
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Notre Dame Quarterbacks 2016: Better/Worse
Kicking off a new series of posts we’ll be rolling out over the next few weeks today. Normally we do a standard “depth chart analysis” type review of each position…
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PFF Ranks Notre Dame #1 Offensive Line in Nation
Notre Dame lost three starters from its 2015 offensive to the draft and early graduation, but ProFootballFocus still has the Irish offensive line ranked as the best in the country heading…
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Durham Smythe: Notre Dame Football Now or Never ’16
UHND’s annual “Now or Never” series has weighed the future of Malik Zaire and laid out a case for wide receivers Torii Hunter and Corey Holmes to have breakout seasons…
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Corey Holmes: Notre Dame Football Now or Never ’16
UHND’s annual “Now or Never” series began by forecasting Malik Zaire to finish second in Notre Dame’s quarterback race and predicted a breakout season for Torii Hunter. This week UHND…
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Notre Dame Wild Cards The Difference Between Good And Great
Going into 2016, if every player makes the contribution that is expected of them, it would be fair to say that Notre Dame is anywhere from an eight win team…
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Torii Hunter Jr: Notre Dame Football Now or Never ’16
After exploring the murky future of quarterback Malik Zaire, UHND continues its annual “Now or Never” series with Torii Hunter Jr., a wide receiver Notre Dame is hopeful will become…
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Corey Robinson The Player Too Often Overlooked
Last week, Corey Robinson announced his decision to retire from football due to an accumulation of concussions and will take up a student assistant role within the football program. Generally…
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Malik Zaire: Notre Dame Football Now or Never ’16
Notre Dame’s freshmen have reported to campus and moved into their dorms, and the 4th of July is within sight. For football fanatics, these developments can only mean one thing:…
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Notre Dame Equipped to Replace Corey Robinson
Despite a lack of experience throughout the WR depth chart, the Notre Dame offense is well equipped to replace Corey Robinson in the lineup.
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Five Reasons To Be Optimistic About The Notre Dame Defense
Following my latest installment, which ranked the top 11 players on the Notre Dame defense, the response was near unanimous: the defense is in big trouble. Writing it, I hadn’t…
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2016 Notre Dame Football Position Preseason Grades
A lot of people including myself are underestimating how good Notre Dame could be this season. I think it’s because of the way the season ended with a heart-breaking last-second…
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Is Notre Dame moving to a 4-2-5 defense?
COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S BRUTAL ORIGINS When Rutgers “lit up” Princeton 6-4 in 1869 in the first football game ever played, the game’s early defensive DNA was established. It was brutality at…
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Notre Dame Football’s Best 11: Defense
First we looked at the offense, now a look at the best 11 players on the defensive side of the ball for the 2016 Fighting Irish. As with the offense,…
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How Notre Dame Fits into the Satellite Camp Debate
The offseason for college football is usually spent covering inconsequential items like what jersey numbers incoming freshmen will receive or, if it’s really a slow news day, what current NCAA…
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Notre Dame Football’s 11 Best: Offense
The idea of playing the best 11 guys you have on either side of the ball would seem to be conventional and a matter of common sense. Of course every…
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Questions Linger for Notre Dame Following Spring Ball
Just as soon as it began, spring practice concluded last Saturday for the Notre Dame football team, with a somewhat uneventful game that ended up with a 17-7 Blue victory…
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Kevin Stepherson Lives Up to Hype in Blue Gold Game
One of the hottest names during Notre Dame’s 2016 Spring Football was early enrollee wide receiver Kevin Stepherson. From Brian Kelly raving about his hands to teammates offering up kudos…
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Emergence of Nyles Morgan a Must for Notre Dame
As a Southern California resident, there are not many people around here who obsess over Notre Dame football quite like myself. Sure, there are a lot of fans in this…
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Justin Yoon No Longer Secret Weapon for Notre Dame
Kickers. Conventional wisdom has it as the easiest gig in football. The position has staying power, with many of the NFL’s greatest playing for upward of 20 NFL seasons, all…
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